2026 NCAA Tournament

[blue_jays]

What the D1 committee does is irrelevant. The D3 bracket is constructed differently by design. It is abundantly clear you do not like this, but your dislike does not change the systemically different realities, even if you continue to ignore them.

This year it is the NESCAC. As ziggy alluded to above, Hope/Calvin have been placed in the same pod on multiple occasions. WIAC teams are regularly bracketed to meet each other sooner than they would like. And you will certainly get no sympathy from our friends in Texas. The UAA avoids this not out of preference towards them but because of geography. 

Don't disagree, it's not fair and it's not good for d3 basketball. But easy changes could have been made, and not kill the bank. A huge bank!!!

It's not good for the NESCAC, perhaps. It doesn't matter for D-III basketball.

No number of posts from you on it is going to change the facts of seedings, or anyone's minds.

You have no idea whether it's changed anybody's mind!!!!!

Dude, chill out. You made your point many times. We don't all agree, and a lot of us know the realities of D3 and the limitations inherent to it. The bracketing in other D3 sports IMO are far worse than the issues basketball faces. Don't even get me started on NESCAC soccer and the huge NPI advantages they get.
End of the day, beat the teams in your bracket. Doesn't matter who it is.

[Ralph Turner]

What the D1 committee does is irrelevant. The D3 bracket is constructed differently by design. It is abundantly clear you do not like this, but your dislike does not change the systemically different realities, even if you continue to ignore them.

This year it is the NESCAC. As ziggy alluded to above, Hope/Calvin have been placed in the same pod on multiple occasions. WIAC teams are regularly bracketed to meet each other sooner than they would like. And you will certainly get no sympathy from our friends in Texas. The UAA avoids this not out of preference towards them but because of geography. 

Don't disagree, it's not fair and it's not good for d3 basketball. But easy changes could have been made, and not kill the bank. A huge bank!!!

It's not good for the NESCAC, perhaps. It doesn't matter for D-III basketball.

No number of posts from you on it is going to change the facts of seedings, or anyone's minds.

You have no idea whether it's changed anybody's mind!!!!!

Dude, chill out. You made your point many times. We don't all agree, and a lot of us know the realities of D3 and the limitations inherent to it. The bracketing in other D3 sports IMO are far worse than the issues basketball faces. Don't even get me started on NESCAC soccer and the huge NPI advantages they get.
End of the day, beat the teams in your bracket. Doesn't matter who it is.

+1, blue_jays!  Well stated. You show a 30,000-foot perspective of the playoffs in our beloved D3, shortcomings and all. But still the best of amateur athletics in the USA!

[WPI89]

Anyone been able to enter the bracket challenge - I have discovered about 14 different ways for it not to let me in so far.

[Ryan Coleman]

Anyone been able to enter the bracket challenge - I have discovered about 14 different ways for it not to let me in so far.

Can you try again and DM or email me (support@d3photography.com) with what you're seeing?

I did reboot a related server a few moments ago but I'm also at my computer working on a feature in development so I can look into anything quickly.

[WPI89]

I am in Ryan - thanks for the reset!  Good luck with your Feature!